Lena Horne honored for humanitarian works
NYP99101904 - 19 OCTOBER 1999- NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Actress-singer Lena Horne and actor Gregory Peck at the October 18 Citizens Committee Awards benefit in honor of Ms. Horne. ep/Ezio Petersen UPI
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Gil Noble, who hosted the black-oriented New York public affairs TV show "Like It Is" for almost 40 years, has died at the age of 80.
The estate of late entertainer and civil rights activist Lena Horne is headed for the auction block, auctioneers and appraisers Doyle New York said Tuesday.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday named a Queens neighborhood -- which housed Jackie Robinson and James Brown -- a historic district.
Photographer George Pickow, known for his album cover photographs of musicians such as Lena Horne and Louis Armstrong, has died in New York, his son said.
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and his wife, Michelle, were saddened to hear about the death of entertainer Lena Horne this week at the age of 92.
Stage, film, music and television star Lena Horne has died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. She was 92.
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Hy Zaret, one of the last Tin Pan Alley lyricists whose "Unchained Melody" is among the most recorded works, died at his Connecticut home at age 99.
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